Paul Heckingbottom post-Bristol City

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00:00Did you get what you were expecting from Bristol City, in terms of how they played?

00:03No, I thought they'd been a much better team in possession than that,

00:09in terms of trying to dominate the ball.

00:11I know they're a good team, well-coached,

00:13but they've had lots of efforts and chances.

00:17They've obviously seen and respected us in our home form and the form we've been in, in our performances.

00:23Yes, I thought it was a little bit different in terms of them on the back foot and looking to counter.

00:28Yes, I know, but I knew they'd be a well-organised, good team.

00:33The other one was because they'd lost.

00:37McCrory had been playing left-wing back for them, or left-back, then pushing on high.

00:41We knew there'd be a slight change of shape,

00:44and then they changed shape again when they lost their right-back.

00:46With a 50-50 squad, it's frustrating.

00:48It seemed like there was loads, there was no real control in the match.

00:50Did you feel that?

00:52Yes, I did feel that, but I think a lot of that was down to us needing to be better with the ball.

00:56I thought, like I said, in the first half, we had a lot of control of it and we had to be patient with how they were defending.

01:04In the second half, we didn't have as much control.

01:06A lot of that was down to them and how they defended.

01:08Like I said, the state of the game allowed them to approach the game that way.

01:13But one thing for us was we weren't good enough, creative enough, clinical enough for us to get ourselves back in the game.

01:24Better on the ball everywhere, do you mean?

01:26Everywhere, yes, everywhere.

01:27To create more chances, to hold the ball up to get us up the pitch, the final pass, the final decision.

01:34Yes, so like I said, out of our 14 attempts, I look back and I don't think there's many he's had to save.

01:40Maybe one.

01:41I know Sam scored that good goal, so that's where we needed to be better and, in my eyes, create more chances.

01:48Were you not surprised with the goal he did score?

01:50Did you fancy him in that position?

01:52Yes, I think he got that right.

01:54We got the set-up right and he used our wall well.

01:58Yes, and then three minutes later, we're back to where we were.

02:03So, yes, that's the straight part of the game for me.

02:05Yes, I know you don't want to speak about the decision too much, but do you feel it fired the whole place up?

02:10Your fans seem to be energised by that, that went against you.

02:13Yes, I'd rather just be energised by one of our goals than another one that put it down.

02:16Yes.

02:17Do you think it was on the linesman or the referee?

02:23Well, one on the line, aren't they?

02:24Because they're saying they've seen something that they've obviously not seen, so it didn't happen.

02:27So, yes, miles off it.

02:30Listen, we've had four now in the last seven games, or whatever it was, from the Millwall game.

02:37Again, it'll be another apology.

02:40Yes, it's part of the game, we have to accept it, but we've been fortunate enough to ride through them.

02:49Yes, although it's cost us points, we've been able to get our head above water and get back in the game

02:55and either see a point out or it's not affected the three, whereas today, yes, it's affected us.

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